if you chair of the arctic hundreds of politicians and scientists discuss how to extract and explore. heading in the right direction and pushing for teamwork on the sidelines of the u.n. assembly. nato says the alliance and russia need each other and should work on missile defense jointly iran is orange by the international community to resume talks we'll bring you all the latest updates from new york the head in the program . dr no. iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad's arrival in new york is marred by protests while some are pulling out all the stops to betray the enemy questioning the costs

of the campaign. and the car industry is in the spotlight in the business bulletin as luxury car sales in russia and two new car plants open. and more in twenty minutes. you're watching our welcome to the program carrie the top story now hundreds of politicians and scientists from across the globe are putting their minds together to decide the future of the resource rich north pole they've gathered at the international forum in moscow which is continuing into its second day of debate. over is there with the very day. for most of us the north pole really means ice caps and that's about it really but there's a lot more to it than that. well of course there is carey under those ice caps in

the arctic shelf life of the world's largest and south energy reserves they were first discovered by a russian expedition back in two thousand and seven when the expedition set up a flag down the last of ridge claiming the country's right to develop those resources but of course other countries surrounding the north or after that also wanted to get their hands on those reserves and this is how the whole race after them to get now to find out if it had exactly how much energy is at stake we can now watch this report by you can see now that. fifty billion tons of oil one thousand trillion cubic feet of gas that's enough to supply the entire world for more than a few years and it's just an estimate of what's hidden in the arctic sea bed the underwater riches of the north pole are a temptation for the five arctic states russia the us canada norway and denmark but how does one determine who gets the bigger slice of the pie so we're going to work

today we really need a national geography a geography that would help us national interests. the territorial dispute tottered on the brink of conflict for years but lately the need to fight it out seem to fade away in the arctic states the coastal states and take particular of also talked about their stewardship responsibility the stewardship is in the interest of all mankind so at the same time there are expressions of national interest there are expressions of common interest and so really the balance is one of of achieving national interests and common interests not just for the current states themselves but for the world as. the north pole glitters with possibilities and it's not just the arctic states that feel the pull of their region i was in the arctic and tonight i was only five of the two thousand and six in the north pole and then also last year we all met. the article the arctic region represents

a very important part of the world in a very fragile. environment ten a fragile ecosystem that we need to protect the strategic interest in the arctic is global once this northernmost part of the world is better explored there are only a few minor points where there are disputes most of this is undisputed over and territory there's a number of companies now i think in europe would like germany like you know i think kingdom and china and others who are also very interested now in the arctic ocean some recourse to the shipping not because of the resources because of the potential for making a shorter route from you you're digging up the arctic is like walking on thin ice and the chance to tread lightly and work out existing differences is welcome but. this is as close as most people will ever come to the arctic but it's unique nature

and vast natural resources more than enough to entice one and all those attending the forum hope the enticement will help bridge differences keeping everybody on the same pole castrate as r r t moscow. italia as we heard there there is much at stake in the arctic but energy isn't the only thing only. oh no of course not they are the region that is badly affected by the climate change and the lose melting icecaps they threaten to flawed countries surrounding the north pole so it's a major concern for everyone who participates in this forum as well as also on layers that dissolve over the arctic the ends of course where species end representatives of wildlife that need to be protected so it's not just about the money and energy and the participants of this forum are guided by the concept preserved before extract so given that and the how all the countries closest to the

north pole including russia getting along with each other in terms of trying to reap the riches in the region. when the russian expedition first set up the flag down of the seabed of the arctic said that said the woman also of rage is in fact the continuation over the washington area sorry but the un commission said that russia needs to presents more proof on that in order to get to develop those reserves and recently canada has claimed that this range is in fact part of its territory challenging the russian bid to develop it so no decision has been made in that respect yet but both countries has south have said that they are going to send official request to the un commission within the next two years in order to get a final response to gets to develop there is the meanwhile recently a washer and norway have signed an agreement dividing the borders of the area around the the barren sea in the fire and sea rather between them showing with

their example how these kinds of disputes can be sold diplomatically and this forum is all about diplomacy and about coming to an agreement with. no military station all. the idea of developing those. energy reserves that lie in the arctic. ok reporting live for us there ati's italian ok bye thank you. and we'll be bringing you more live an exclusive coverage of the international arctic forum in moscow throughout the day here in altie on the way they deemed psychotic and dangerous down a member of the band of russian national party damage to break out of a psychiatric ward and leave the country without getting caught. the biggest political forum in the world is continuing in new york tackling the globe's most pressing problems such as poverty and hunger as we will see in

a couple of minutes is to vilify the world leaders such as the rain president who's stealing all the headlines from nato and russia though the gathering has become a place where they can try to see eye to eye on the situation reports. one of the most important events of the day has been the russian nato council meeting where sides agreed that it's important to continue to cooperate and spheres like fighting drug trafficking in afghanistan security in europe and of course missile defense this is a very important moment because in the last couple of days nato secretary general has been saying that it's important for russia and nato to try to find a way to work in missile defense together to try to come up with a joint project the relationship between nato and russia has gone through some rough patches ever since the georgian the setting in conflict back in the year two thousand and eight and of course the possibility and needles eastward expansion but the secretary general of nato gave a press conference where he said that it's very important for russia and nato to

continue building a stronger and warmer and more trusting relationship let's take a listen to what he had to say the joint review of the twenty first century common security challenges. call peroration on afghanistan. practical cooperation in try to cherish all piracy hopefully from my point of view with star controllers corporation gerry tauriel defense today corporation with russia in addressing these challenges is no longer just an opportunity to build a better relationship with russia it has become a necessity if we want to be effective in preserving our common security now another important meeting that took place today was the five permanent members of the security council plus germany meeting to discuss the latest situation the developing situation with iran basically the five permanent members plus germany

got together to assess whether or not the existing sanctions have been working and impacting iran's actions now the main idea that came out of the five plus one meeting was that the group wants iran to resume talks that the possibility of and. as welcomed and wanted and it's interesting that it has hinted that basically it is open to discussions however we have to remember that iran and iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad has really been playing a lot of mind games lately among other things that he has said is that iran is going to launch a war against the united states if the united states tackles iran's you rhenium facilities other things that the mahmoud ahmadinejad has said that iran is open for dialogue and then he was saying that this format of five plus one is not exactly the best way for iran to cooperate so really no details worked out yet but at today's meeting the five plus one try to come up with the next steps that they would take if iran sits down for negotiations what is discussion of iran's nuclear

program takes the floor at a u.n. meeting in new york the media blitz against it has been launched in manhattan the main target of the pricey ad campaign is president i'm going to judge himself he's very important. i don't know just. call it a september tradition the president of iran visits the big apple. angry protesters scorn his arrival i am going to say. it was the biggest error. and. that was before we were. going to the ground i must be honest to dr no right now or to bill you need you don't show it didn't is that it. or you read there more mahmoud ahmadinejad may be the most hated guest at the hilton. but the world leader americans love to vilify is also the most

visible face in manhattan courtesy of this organization united against nuclear iran a number of people don't understand the extent to which i mean just violator of human rights is they don't understand seriously the dangers of a nuclear armed iran and the purpose of this ad campaign is to raise awareness of the specifics and we can only encourage people to take action again today new yorkers are surrounded by endless images of him sprinkled along second avenue posted along third pasted on phone booths and hovering over a million people here it's times where i'm out on the job has now become part of the media map of the united states the billboard says he's not welcome here yet he sees the target more than two hundred ads posted throughout the city america's favorite denim side by side with its favorite nemesis anytime you know you're everywhere sort of like the enemy but not the enemy you know but yet we're. wired

plastering this phrase up there an ad blitz highlighting the worst accusations against iran's leader has some questioning the messenger more than the message this is the kind of. dumbing down of our collective consciousness in this country is just going to keep getting us in trouble maybe we need to be educated about what the issues are. and the only way we're going to solve this issue with iran is if we look at the entire middle east and in demilitarizing the whole zone that we give misinformation misinforms most people support them about one quarter what do you think there is a time. when we were. not so telling the cost of the anti ahmed didn't campaign. you know we don't disclose our numbers for obvious purposes ad sales experts tell our t. that united against nuclear iran spent an estimated three hundred thousand dollars money be better off spent on home

a speedboat forty thousand of whom remain out in the dark of new york city while the spotlight shines solely on one man. party in new york. well still ahead in the program as the. recount. won its. whether the baltic states is ready for the change. a former russian martial arts fighter with a history of violence and extremism has turned up in norway simply walking out of a psychiatric ward last month. he was also a prominent member of a band of national party seeking political asylum so refer has been following the story. he ran it decided he could no longer hide not long after his escape from a psychiatric facility in st petersburg just laughed at sick has emerged in norway where he handed himself over to authorities asking them to grant him political

asylum and that i think he's been. fighting with them they were a. day as well as lies at the last this party this loving this grabbing the attention. wearing a t. shirt with a swastika and carrying a loaded gun he turns himself in he makes a right equinox calling for the ugly to die and praising his slavic god for party members have openly supported his escape. he called me several hours before that video was made and said he was going to turn himself in i replied that it was up to him he thanked me for supporting him murder threats assault and robbery and an alleged psychotic breakdown placed in high security psychiatric care but after he transferred to a low security facility he made light work of escaping ripping up a wire fence of his hands he simply walked away the doctors a dissing him too intimidated to intervene serious questions have been raised as to

how exactly a psychiatric patient managed to escape and make it out of russia without being caught but it's funny they tell us that he's totally insane and all he does a scream and then reply to any question however he managed to cross to borders and he brought his weapon along i know one member of the slav again who originally came from us because don he asked for political asylum and was granted a residence visa i'm not sure what will happen with datsik but anything is possible . now under arrest in norway the former fight his fate hangs on whether he'll be extradited back to russia. political asylum sara fair. we're also online a few twenty four hours a day with plenty more stories to explore some of what you find right now at r.t. dot com. i'm struck with the only dogs to blast off into space and now they're

taking their mission to super screen breaking box office records along the way. and with the mushroom season in full swing in russia we tell you about the do's and don'ts of mushroom picking to log on to r.t. dot com to find out which ones should be avoided. estonia is gearing up to become the first country from the former soviet union to adopt the euro is being hailed by the country's politicians as an historic moment but with a single european currency on shaky ground many stones fear that joining the club could lead to financial uncertainty tom barton has more. the day at the market than experience you live fears will become considerably more expensive with the

impending arrival of the single currency club which now them as a regular housewife i'm against the euro because with that adoption prices for basic groceries such as sugar potatoes and carrots who will go up on january the first stone it will become the seventeenth country to join the euro area it's taken years of economic reform and government spending cuts to get here we need to keep inflation low but this means also we need to keep our salaries low and cannot have. high growth we need and that's why. my understanding the timing of joining there also is not a court but an exit. to mark the euro countdown politicians and economists came together to convince the estonian public of the currencies virtues. as late as the spring of two thousand and nine europe was skeptical of a dystonia joining the euro zone but the attitude changed within half

a year and people started to see a story as a prospect maybe even a good example for the eurozone. however such tough measures are because estonia joined other baltic states in over leverage in their economies sacrificing long term stability for short term growth after latvia estonia became the second most severely affected e.u. member state in terms of i would put a decline in the severity of the just moment revealed that the period of rapid output growth was to some extent also a period of imbalance growth and economic overheating despite a painful struggle to get it here hysteria and government has brought the euro to its people's doorstep. first only and more than other countries the crown represents something uniquely cherished by its people because of a short eighteen year history independence both political and economic. and i would like to start by expressing my appreciation for this story in krohn we should be

proud of our country and our nation many estonians feel this mr alger but many also say they can accept its disappearance if the loss of control over their country's financial instruments that really worries them like the euro when we get the euro will be hostage of this debility or instability of the whole euro system. meaning that paying for those groceries in a stone year could become a whole lot harder tom bottom party. we vice-president has been wounded in a grenade attack on his house however officials say xander wasn't seriously injured the country's leader said the attack was aimed at destabilizing the public is a small nation that kate on the eastern shore of the black sea in the early ninety's out of the collapse of the civil union it fought a war for its independence from georgia off the georgian conflict in two thousand and eight the country's independence was recognized by russia and several other

countries georgia and tunis to consider part of its territory. now is take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world this hour. the u.n. probe has concluded that israel's regular guards a ground aide the tiller in a broke international law when i was ational said the violence which left nine activists dead was disproportionate but israel insists the soldiers were acting in self defense attack happened off it is very commanders boarded the convoy as it tried to breach the israeli naval blockade. five militants have been killed another five captured in an operation by special forces in eastern tajikistan it's part of a dollar scale raid against anti-government groups or an attack on a military convoy last week but left twenty five dead authorities are hunting for former of position of the lord who is believed to be the last among them.

and italian police have seized seven tons of a powerful military grade explosive which was hidden on board a container ship docked in the south of the country customs officers believe the cargo had been heading from iran to syria police are now examining the ship's know to confirm its planned route and final destination the talk of explosive found has been used in several attacks blamed on the italian mafia in previous years. most of the money joins our business update and news that russia has slipped a fit. place among still producing countries yes kerry during the financial crisis russia was the world's third largest oil producer but it's now been overtaken by india i'll have more on that in just a moment but first two new car plants operated by foreign companies have opened to incent petersburg experts say the hay and i and lack of factories will have a significant impact on the development of the country's automobile industry by minster vladimir putin officially open to both enterprises and promise to continue

supporting foreign investors that tell you how reports from st petersburg. it took russia a lot of effort and money to steer the car industry out of the crisis and though it's too early to reap all the benefits some progress can already be seen as sales of locally made cars are back to growth and global brands expand their presence the russian government is seeking to develop the domestic manufacturing base by ensuring local production of car components but. we will create more trying to investment terms in russia to make it profitable for foreign companies to work here we will also make sure the production will be of the necessary quality and volume to cover the demands of the internal russian market and provide good terms for export abroad. st petersburg with its automotive cluster is seen as setting an example of how russia goes about further industrial development prime minister vladimir putin has opened the facilities of two more residents at this techno park

the human diet plant which will be its first full cycle cup production enterprise in russia and magna auto parts factory intended to be a major supplier a car utility plant built by the canadian company will have an annual production capacity equivalent to one hundred million dollars the canary and also components produce a sun supply agreements with him to a general motors that rests on already working in st petersburg area even before its own blog has been officially opened with magnus enterprise the idea to localize full cycle call production in russia will finally become a reality. magnus co-chief executive officer believes russia should continue creating incentives for investors and says he's company is keen to open more plants in russia car companies having a somebody plants here will get you to grow which means the auto parts industry needs to grow so whether we have ten plants here and ten years or thirty points here really depends on what we're being asked to do by our customers and how

competitive we are but it is history for key growth. areas strategy for a magnet to grow our business in russia as much as sixty percent of policy russian cut production could be made locally within the next six years the government believes the increased localization along with more full cycle call factories will provide russia's auto industry with a much needed shot in the arm. business st petersburg. staying with the car industry sales of luxury models in russia. one of the main beneficiaries has been rolls royces the company's c.e.o. explains to business. russia is for us one of the most important global luxury car markets in the world or we have tripled our sales compared to last years up to now this year we should see you this year increase of twenty percent of least for the luxury car market segment of course china is. the russian

market proper growth potential in a way of how fast markets are developing you can see that more of us were the same level in china as you see that in russia but of course on a different level of the figures. now let's have a quick look at the active markets here in moscow the r.t.s. has just opened slightly higher having closed in the red in the previous session but my sex will start trading in a few minutes it also close low on wednesday with energy majors and banks the main group says. the world bank's private sector lending arm international finance corporation is to buy a fifteen percent stake in that clip financial for one hundred million dollars ahead of its i.p.o. creature is merging its commercial and investment banks into a single london of a potential i.p.o. in early two thousand and twelve the brokerage plans to raise three hundred seventy five million dollars to fund expansion and acquisitions i.f.c. already owns a quarter of one of the creatures major shareholders but trotsky i.f.c.

has invested two point four billion dollars in russia the second biggest investment worldwide providing financing for banks and healthcare agriculture telecommunications and manufacturing. russia's economy shrank by point four percent in august compared to the previous month off to seasonal factors were taken into account such as the record drought agriculture accounted for about sixty percent of the decline the transport also showed low dynamics according to the economic ministry on an annualized basis gross domestic product grew two point four percent in august. russia is now ranked number five among the world's largest stupid. uses such a report by the world steel organization the country produced five point six million metric tons of steel last month falling one place behind india china japan and the u.s. make up the top three during the financial crisis last year russia overtook the u.s. as the world's number three producer however it hasn't been able to recover as

quickly as its competitors. and that's all the business for now but i'll be back with wolf you in about an hour's time because you can always find the stories on our website that's all t dot com slash basis. the

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